When Karen Nielsen was born on 23 December 1890, in Malling, Ning, Århus, Denmark, her father, Peder Knudsen Nielsen, was 32 and her mother, Ane Mikkelsen, was 33. She married Jens Rasmus Jakobsen on 16 July 1929, in Malling, Ning, Århus, Denmark.
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World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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